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Adobe AIR and Flex 3 betas released


Adobe released beta versions a couple of new tools today to help in the ongoing war against terrorism. Ok, maybe not terrorism in the classic definition. Or not really terrorism in any logical definition. Ok, so the releases have absolutely nothing to do with terrorism, are you happy now? Terrorism sells, ok people, it's one of those buzz words that make the public keep reading. It's a cheap ploy, and it'll never happen again. Can we just move on now? Forgive and forget? Ok good. Back to the news.

Both Adobe Integrated Runtime (formally known as Apollo) and Flex 3 had their Beta's released today, and the company is confident they will have an impact on software universe. Jeffrey Hammond, Forrester analyst says that these two programs "will finally allow developers to marry the ubiquity and low maintenance costs of Web apps with the user engagement and productivity of client-server apps." The AIR SDK and some other goodies can be downloaded here. And there's also a contest they're running, a nerd-off if you will, in which the best developed applications can win prizes. So get on it. Word on the street is that if you build an application that fights terrorism you're a shoe-in to win.

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